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JC Ruffalo

JC Ruffalo

Director of LaunchPad SBDC and Investor Relations

OCTANe

Paul Symczak

Paul Symczak

Vice-President-OCTANe, Executive Director of the LaunchPad

Entrepreneurship for OCTANe, LaunchPad

Class Overview

A select group of three companies will each have 10 minutes to present their investor deck presentation to a group of cybersecurity industry experts, including industry professionals, investors, service providers and fellow entrepreneurs. The panelists have expertise in all aspects of commercialization, including operations, regulatory, financing, business strategy, and intellectual property. The panelists will rate presentations on a 30-point checklist/evaluation form that will be compared to the historical database of other similar companies to produce a statistical report. Using this predictive analytics database, LaunchPad evaluates how likely a company is to attract investment capital, and provides valuable feedback for startup companies.